Everyone has seen Marc Eder on campus sometime or another. Perhaps he helped move you into your freshman dorm during orientation or maybe you have partied with him at a Phi Si frat party. Regardless of where you know him from, Eder is so multi-faceted that it is hard to miss his presence on this small campus.
Marc Eder
Year:2012
Hometown:Princeton, NJ
Major– Double majoring in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and History
Minor– Economics and Computer Science
Her Campus: You are the captain of the swimming team at Brandeis, the President of Phi Si, and an orientation leader: What else are you involved in at school that you are also passionate about?
Marc: What am I also passionate about? Well, I am in the Adagio Dance shows (the Fall show is November 9th) and I am a TA for Computer Science11: Programming Java. Last year, I participated in Liquid Latex, and that was fun.
HC: How do you find time to manage all of your commitments and still have a social life?
Marc: I don’t sleep much [laughs]. I don’t really know. I tend to prioritize well. I do what I have to do first, but I also do what I don’t want to do.
HC:When did you start swimming? Was it more your decision or your parent’s?
Marc: I started to learn how to swim when I was a year and a half. I began to swim competitively on a club team when I was 5 years old. Swimming was more my decision. When I was young, it was probably more my parent’s choice to have me swim because I was a hyper kid. Then I stuck with it because it gave me something to do, and I love it.
HC: What swimmer do you look up to?
Marc:That would have to be my first swim coach. He was a hard ass. I must say that I learned a lot from him. He would yell at us for everything, even for us asking to go to the bathroom. I still credit him for my technique and discipline.
HC: What events do you normally compete in at swim meets? Which is your favorite?
Marc:I normally swim the 200m breast stroke, 100m breast stroke , 200 individual medley and 400 individual medley. Out of all of them, my favorite is the 200m breast stroke because it’s my best event.
HC: What is your opinion on the construction of the new pool? How do you feel about the swim teams competing at the club level this season?
Marc: I am proud to say that I am one of the last people to swim in the old pool, but I am also happy that they are fixing it. The pool breaking was the turning point at Brandeis: everything was happy and optimistic then took a sharp turn to reality. We do not have a full team for a varsity squad because we stopped recruiting. We have about 6 guys and would have had 6 to 7 girls on the varsity team. With this small of a team, we wouldn’t be able to meet NCAA requirements to compete in nationals. So, I don’t have another shot to make nationals with the small varsity team. My original goal when I got here was to make nationals all four years, except I only was able to make it freshman year. Now it’s just time to make the Olympic trials, and redeem myself in some way.
HC: What are some quirky facts about you that most readers don’t know?
Marc:I’m really good at trivia. [I] drink way too much Dr. Pepper, about 4 cans a day. I looked up an article online and found out that there are some serious health risks associated with drinking that much soda a day, which isn’t good, but I still do it. Another fact is that he is also the reigning champion Mr. Brandeis.